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Macalester Student-Athletes Honored at Year-End Celebration

Story Links Click here to view Photo Gallery ST. PAUL, Minn. – Macalester Athletics hosted its year-end celebration on Sunday, April 28 in Kagin Ballroom. Seniors were escorted into Kagin by bagpipes and welcomed into the Macalester M Club by club president Steve Cox ’76. Macalester Vice President for Student Affairs Kathryn […]

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ST. PAUL, Minn. – Macalester Athletics hosted its year-end celebration on Sunday, April 28 in Kagin Ballroom. Seniors were escorted into Kagin by bagpipes and welcomed into the Macalester M Club by club president Steve Cox ’76. Macalester Vice President for Student Affairs Kathryn Coquemont addressed the student-athletes, while Director of Athletics Donnie Brooks served as the Master of Ceremonies.

Several awards were handed out, as Macalester Athletics celebrated the 2024-25 school year.

Doug Bolstorff M Club Student-Athlete of the Year Award

This award is given to a student-athlete from a men’s and a women’s sport at Macalester who has contributed the most to the team’s success through athletic achievement, leadership and academic excellence. 

Men’s Team AthleteArlo Heitler, track & field. Heitler had an outstanding indoor season this winter, setting school records in the 200 and 400 meters, and earning All-MIAC honors in the 400 with a third-place finish at the MIAC Indoor Championships. His school-record time in the 400 qualified him for his first NCAA Indoor Championships, where he placed 12th to receive All-American honorable mention. Also an honorable mention All-American outdoors a year ago, he has set school records in the 100 and 200 meters outdoors this spring. Heitler currently ranks 26th in the 400 in Division III heading into the MIAC Championships at Macalester Stadium May 9-10.

Co-Women’s Team AthletePeyton Starks, women’s basketball. This season, Starks became the first Macalester women’s basketball player to be named the MIAC Offensive Player of the Year. A three-time All-MIAC selection, she averaged 18.6 points per game this year, nearly three points per game more than the second-leading scorer in the conference. Starks is the only women’s basketball player to lead the MIAC in scoring for three straight years since the 1999-2000 season. Also a two-time All-Region player, she wasn’t just a scorer, as she ranked third in the MIAC in steals and eighth in rebounding. In 101 career games as a Scot, Starks scored 1,652 points to finish as the program’s second-leading scorer.

Co-Women’s Team AthleteVerity Wray-Raabolle, swimming & diving. Wray-Raabolle had an amazing senior season in the pool. At the MIAC Championships, she won the 100-yard backstroke, finished second in the 50-yard freestyle and took third in the 200-yard backstroke. She also swam on four All-MIAC relay teams, including three conference champions, to help the Scots finish second in the MIAC, their highest finish in the program’s history. Wray-Raabolle’s 100-yard backstroke time in the 400-yard medley relay qualified her for the NCAA Championships, where she competed in three events. She was the only women’s swimmer from the MIAC to swim at nationals this year. Wray-Raabolle leaves Macalester having set two individual school records and four more school records as a member of the Scots’ relay teams.  

Dorothy Michel Award – Peyton Starks, basketball and Livi Novello, soccer

This award honors the outstanding junior and a senior female student-athletes of the year at Macalester and was established by family, alumni and friends in memory of Dorothy Michel, chair of the women’s physical education department from 1946-1968. 

JuniorJess Palmer-Sammons was named the CWPA Most Valuable Player this season after leading the Scots with 49 goals, 65 points and 65 steals in 19 games. In a win over Carthage, she tied the school record for goals in a match with nine. Outside of the pool, Palmer-Sammons has a perfect GPA and volunteers at La Clinica, a Minnesota Community Care clinic that provides medical care to public insured or uninsured patients, in a Spanish-speaking community.

Senior – At the MIAC Swimming & Diving Championships this winter, Caroline Chapon competed in seven events and earned All-MIAC in six of them while receiving honorable mention in the other. She helped the Scots win three MIAC titles in the relays while taking second in both the 100-yard freestyle and the 100-yard butterfly. This year Chapon set individual school records in the 100- and 200-yard individual medleys, and she is a part of four relay school records. She’s also been on the Academic All-MIAC team twice.

David C. Primrose Endowed Prize – Tyler Edwards, cross country/track & field

This prize recognizes the outstanding junior male student-athlete of the year at Macalester and was established by family, friends and former students in memory of David C. Primrose, director of physical education and Macalester’s track and field coach from 1926-1954.

Tyler Edwards was the Scots’ top finisher at both the MIAC Championships and the North Region meet. He earned All-MIAC honors with a 10th-place finish at the conference meet, helping Macalester finish third for the team’s highest finish in 53 years. On the track, he finished eighth in the 5000 meters at the MIAC Indoor Championships in March. Also an excellent student, Edwards was on the Academic All-District team and was named an All-Academic Athlete by the USTFCCCA.

George E. Scotten Endowed Prize – Hans Haenicke, soccer

This prize recognizes the outstanding senior male student-athlete of the year at Macalester and was established anonymously by fellow class member of George E. Scotten, class of 1921, honoring the man who directed the Macalester Admissions Office for 30 years.

A forward for the Scots, Hans Haenicke terrorized opposing defenses for four years, racking up 35 goals to rank fifth all-time at Mac. The team’s leading scorer each season, he is just the 18th men’s soccer player in MIAC history to be named All-MIAC all four years. Haenicke also is the second Scot to earn All-Region honors three times. Also a standout academically, Haenicke is a two-time Academic All-American.

Rising Scot Award

The Rising Scot Awards were created to recognize a first year or sophomore from a men’s team and a women’s team who has made an immediate impact on their sport while performing at a high level. Sophomore and first year Rising Scots were honored.

Co-Rising Scot Men’s Team First Year – John Ihrke started his career at Macalester with a solid cross country season, helping the Scots take third at the MIAC Championships while finishing second among all first years in the conference meet. At the MIAC Indoor Championships, he was named the Rookie of the Year after winning the 800 meters and taking fourth in the 600 meters. Last week, Ihrke ran the fastest time in the MIAC in the 800 and currently ranks 24th in Division III.

Co-Rising Scot Men’s Team First Year – Kean Pajarillaga was named the MIAC Co-Rookie of the Year for swimming after winning the 200-yard backstroke and taking fifth in both the 500-yard freestyle and the 100-yard backstroke at the MIAC Championships. He also swam on three All-MIAC relays and two school-record relays.

Rising Scot Men’s Team Sophomore – Kasdan Blattman has been a walking highlight reel since joining the Scots’ men’s soccer team as a central midfielder, confounding his opponents with his speed and skill. This year he was named to the All-Region second team, one of a handful of sophomores to earn the honor. He is also a two-time All-MIAC selection.

Rising Scot Women’s Team First Year – Ariella Rogahn-Press started rewriting the Macalester record book almost immediately, breaking school records almost every time she raced. At the MIAC Indoor Championships, she was named the Rookie of the Year after placing second in the 200 meters and fourth in the 400 meters. Rogahn-Press qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships in the 400 and finished sixth to earn All-American honors. Outdoors, she has the nation’s second-fastest 400 time and is ranked 30th in the 200.

Rising Scot Women’s Team Sophomore – Tess Bojorquez has been a standout player for the softball team as both a pitcher and hitter, ranking among the MIAC leaders in both areas. She has the sixth-most runs batted in and the seventh-lowest earned run average in the conference this season. In Game 2 against St. Olaf last Sunday, Bojorquez pitched all eight innings and then delivered a two-out, walk-off single that scored the game-winning run in the eighth inning. The win clinched a spot in the MIAC Playoffs for the Scots.

Academic Team of the Year

This award honors the top male and female teams that achieve the highest cumulative grade point averages.

Men’s Soccer 

Women’s Tennis 

Kofi Kup

The award is presented to the winners of the annual Kofi Kup competition for student-athlete involvement. This year’s winning team is Women’s Basketball.

The Rider Cup – Nicole Norton, volleyball/basketball and Austin Mills, football/track & field

This award is presented in memory of Janis Rider to a male and female student-athlete who excels in two or more sports, is a talented scholar and involved in community service. 

Nicole Norton – As a setter for the volleyball team, Norton registered over 1,500 assists to rank sixth in the program’s history. During her career, she went from starter to role player and back to starter and, according to Coach Mary Johnston, accepted her role and always put the team first. Each winter Norton seamlessly made the transition to basketball, providing toughness and skill as a guard for the women’s basketball team. As a senior, she led the Scots in field goal percentage. Norton also earned Academic All-District honors in both sports.

Austin Mills – In the fall, Mills led the Scots’ football team in sacks and tackles-for-loss, displaying a complete recovery from an injury that cost him the 2023 season. He was a disruptive force on the defensive line after transitioning to the line from the linebacker position. As a thrower for the track & field team, Mills broke the school record in the weight throw this winter and placed fifth at the MIAC Indoor Championships. Outdoors, he has the fourth-best mark in school history in the hammer throw and currently ranks seventh in the MIAC in that event.

Shield of Strength Awards

This award is given to a male and a female senior student-athlete who has shown commitment, leadership, and a strong work ethic in the weight room throughout their four years as a student-athlete; a person who has demonstrated the ability to be successful and help the teammates around them reach their full athletic potential.

Men’s Sport Athlete – Shun Mizuno

Women’s Sport Athlete – Madeleine Kemper

Iron Scot Awards

These awards are presented to those student-athletes who have met or exceeded strength and conditioning standards for their respective sports.

Baseball

Niko Alexander

Tommy Ball

Aram Dombalagian

Nathan Gumagay

Amrit Joshi

Evan Kang

Brandon Kim

Braden LaChapelle

Haruto Mizuno

Shun Mizuno

Bobby Munoz

Jacob Posner

Ryan Przespolewski

Elliott Rowley

Men’s Basketball

Armando Akapo-Nwagbo

Tom Andreae

Logan Davis

Robert Grace IV

Kyle Jilla

Noah Shannon

Eric Wentz

Women’s Basketball

Mary Daley

Acacia Edmond

Sydnee Smith

Men’s Golf

Ben d’Entremont

Jerry Miao

Women’s Golf

Ava Austria

Kirstyn Hope Barsola

Mia Cluff

Bailey Lengfelder

Football

Diego Agustin

Deijon Feliciano

Christian Jones

Riley Pearce

Men’s Soccer

Kasdan Blattman

Michael Myers

Keane Palmer

Sam Price

Women’s Soccer

Ava Arrendondo

Abigail Birkey

Avery Ellis

Julia Hanson

Annelise McGee

Softball

Safiya Butler

Sophie Futchko

Callia Holland

Alli Johnson

Martha Miller

Renee Nicholson

Men’s Swimming & Diving

Boden Allen

Charles Batsaikhan

Isaac Kisker

Peter Simpson

Ramier Villarama

Women’s Swimming & Diving

Caroline Chapon

Julia Goh

Sonya Green

Nadia Lanz

Abbie Martinson

Olga Merkadeau

Natalie Pollock

Claire Stretanski

Zahra Wooden

Anna Wurtz

Men’s Tennis

Owen Lindstrom

Women’s Tennis

Rose Burrow

Berkeley Cox

Savannah Haugen

Mary Jacobson

Elizabeth Trevathan

Megan Twomey

Men’s Track & Field

Arlo Heitler

Riley Hodin

Ataa Mensah

Daniel Powell

Women’s Track & Field

Roen Boyd

Tessa Myatt

Ariella Rogahn-Press

Seneca Wilson

Water Polo

Kendall Coney

Hannah Fasi

Mak Kratz

Myles Kratz

Alana Nadolski

 



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2025 NCAA outdoor track and field championships: Schedule, location, TV channels, history

Over 250 NCAA member institutions sponsor Division I track and field teams, and each year, these teams hope to compete in the championship meet. With over 20 events for both men and women, the championship meet will cap off an exciting outdoor season.  LIVE UPDATES: Click or tap here to follow along for live updates from […]

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Over 250 NCAA member institutions sponsor Division I track and field teams, and each year, these teams hope to compete in the championship meet. With over 20 events for both men and women, the championship meet will cap off an exciting outdoor season. 

LIVE UPDATES: Click or tap here to follow along for live updates from the first round through the championship

The final site championships are from June 11-14 in Eugene, Oregon.

Here’s all you need to know about the 2025 NCAA outdoor track and field championships.

Where are the 2025 NCAA outdoor track and field championships?

The 2025 NCAA outdoor track and field championships will be held at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. It will be the 16th time the outdoor championships have been held in Oregon.

You can purchase tickets to the 2025 championships here.

When are the 2025 NCAA outdoor track and field championships?

The 2025 NCAA outdoor track and field championships are from Wednesday, June 11 through Saturday, June 14. Both the men’s and women’s championships are held simultaneously.

MORE: Here’s how the outdoor track and field championships work

What is the schedule of events?

The NCAA has announced the 2025 NCAA DI Outdoor Track & Field Championships schedule of events. Times are subject to change.

schedule of events

Click or tap here for the schedule of events in pdf form

How to watch the 2025 NCAA DI outdoor track and field championships

The 2025 NCAA DI Outdoor Track & Field Championships will air on the ESPN family of networks.

2025 NCAA DI Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field championships
Round Date Time (ET) Site Network
Men’s Day 1 Wednesday, June 11 7:00 PM Hayward Field  ESPN
Women’s Day 1 Thursday, June 12 7:00 PM Hayward Field  ESPN
Men’s Day 2 Friday, June 13 8:30 PM Hayward Field  ESPN2
Women’s Day 2 Saturday, June 14 6:00 PM Hayward Field  ESPNU

* All broadcast times and networks are subject to change.

Click or tap here for the latest updates to broadcast information including how to watch combined events.

When is the championship field selected?

The 2025 DI men’s and women’s outdoor track and field final site selections will be announced on Tuesday, June 3.

First round selections

Qualifying performances for the 2025 first rounds can begin March 1. The qualifying window closes for every meet that isn’t a conference championship on Sunday, May 18. The qualifying window closes for conference championship meets on Monday, May 19.

Athletes accepted into the first rounds will be announced on Thursday, May 22.

Selections for the first round were May 22. Click or tap here to view the selections.

Championship selections

Combined event athletes (heptathlon and decathlon) accepted into the championship meet will be announced on Thursday, May 22.

The top 12 competitors from each individual event and the top 12 teams from each relay event advance from each first round. The list of qualifiers from each event contested in the first rounds will be announced by 5 p.m. ET on Sunday, June 1. The final list of the championship competition participants will be announced by 3 p.m. ET on Tuesday, June 3.

Click or tap here to view the selections

How are championship participants selected?

The NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Track and Field and Cross Country Committee will select and announce the participants for the 2025 NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

The top 48 declared student-athletes will be accepted into the first-round competitions for each individual event. The top 24 declared relay teams will be accepted into the first-round competitions for each relay event.

Combined events do not attend the first round. For combined events (Heptathlon and Decathlon), the top 24 declared student-athletes in each event based on their position on the national descending-order list will be accepted directly into the Championships. 

There are two first rounds, one for the east region and one for the west region. The qualifiers out of these two regions will compete in the 2025 NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

🏆: Here are the DI track and field teams with most NCAA championships

When are the 2025 NCAA first rounds?

The NCAA first rounds run Wednesday, May 28, through Saturday, May 31. Both the DI men’s and women’s first rounds are held simultaneously.

Click or tap here to recap first round action

Where are the 2025 NCAA first rounds?

The meets will be held in two locations for the east and west regions. The NCAA East first round will be located in Jacksonville, Florida, with North Florida serving as the host school. The NCAA West first round will be located in College Station, Texas, with Texas A&M serving as the host school.

🗓: Here are the future dates and sites for DI outdoor track and field through 2026

What is the schedule of events for the first rounds?

You can find the schedule of events for the 2025 NCAA East and West first rounds below:

  • East: May 28-31
  • West: May 28-31

What are the current outdoor track and field rankings?

Click or tap here to view the latest men’s track and field USTFCCCA rankings. Click or tap here to view the latest women’s track and field USTFCCA rankings. Both will be updated throughout the season.

Who are the past outdoor track and field team champions?

Here are the previous winners of the NCAA outdoor track and field championships. The women’s championship began in the 1982 season while the men’s championship began in the 1921 season.

DI women’s track and field championship history

YEAR CHAMPION   COACH POINTS RUNNER-UP POINTS   SITE
2024 Arkansas Chris Johnson 63 Florida 59 Oregon
2023 Texas Edrick Floréal 83 Florida 51 Austin, Texas
2022 Florida Mike Holloway 74 Texas 64 Oregon
2021 Southern California Caryl Smith Gilbert 74 Texas A&M 63 Oregon
2020 Canceled due to Covid-19
2019 Arkansas Lance Harter 64 Southern California 57 Austin, Texas
2018 Southern California Caryl Smith Gilbert 53 Georgia 52 Oregon
2017 Oregon Robert Johnson 64 Georgia 62.2 Oregon
2016 Arkansas Lance Harter 72 Oregon 62 Oregon
2015 Oregon Robert Johnson 59 Kentucky 50 Oregon
2014 Texas A&M Pat Henry 75 Texas 66 Oregon
2013 Kansas Stanley Redwine 60 Texas A&M 44 Oregon
2012 #LSU Dennis Shaver 76 Oregon 62 Drake
2011 Texas A&M Pat Henry 49 Oregon 45 Drake
2010 Texas A&M Pat Henry 72 Oregon 57 Oregon
2009 Texas A&M Pat Henry 50 Oregon 43 Arkansas
2008 LSU Dennis Shaver 67 Arizona State 63 Drake
2007 Arizona State Greg Kraft 60 LSU 53 Sacramento State
2006 Auburn Ralph Spry 57 Southern California 38 1/2 Sacramento State
2005 Texas Bev Kearney 55 South Carolina, UCLA 48 Sacramento State
2004 UCLA Jeanette Bolden 69 LSU 68 Texas
2003 LSU Pat Henry 64 Texas 50 Sacramento State
2002 South Carolina Curtis Frye 82 UCLA 72 LSU
2001 Southern California Ron Allice 64 UCLA 55 Oregon
2000 LSU Pat Henry 58 Southern California 54 Duke
1999 Texas Bev Kearney 62 UCLA 60 Boise State
1998 Texas Bev Kearney 60 UCLA 55 Buffalo
1997 LSU Pat Henry 63 Texas 62 Indiana
1996 LSU Pat Henry 81 Texas 52 Oregon
1995 LSU Pat Henry 69 UCLA 58 Tennessee
1994 LSU Pat Henry 86 Texas 43 Boise State
1993 LSU Pat Henry 93 Wisconsin 44 New Orleans
1992 LSU Pat Henry 87 Florida 81 Texas
1991 LSU Pat Henry 78 Texas 67 Oregon
1990 LSU Pat Henry 53 UCLA 46 Duke
1989 LSU Pat Henry 86 UCLA 47 BYU
1988 LSU Pat Henry 61 UCLA 58 Oregon
1987 LSU Sam Seemes 62 Alabama 53 LSU
1986 Texas Terry Crawford 65 Alabama 55 Indianapolis
1985 Oregon Tom Heinonen 52 Florida State, LSU 46 Texas
1984 Florida State Gary Winckler 145 Tennessee 124 Oregon
1983 UCLA Scott Chisam 116 1/2 Florida State 108 Houston
1982 UCLA Scott Chisam 153 Tennessee 126 BYU

#Participation in the championships vacated by the NCAA Committee on Infractions
History of scoring in championships—1982-84 (15-12-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1); 1985-present (10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1).

DI men’s track and field championship history

YEAR SCHOOL COACH SCORE RUNNER-UP SCORE SITE
2024 Florida Mike Holloway 41 Auburn 40 Oregon
2023 Florida Mike Holloway 57 Arkansas 53 Austin, Texas
2022 Florida Mike Holloway 54 Texas 38 Oregon
2021 LSU Dennis Shaver 84 Oregon 53 Oregon
2020 Canceled due to COVID-19
2019 Texas Tech Wes Kittley 60 Florida 50 Austin, Texas
2018 Georgia Petros Kyprianou 52 Florida 42 Oregon
2017 Florida Mike Holloway 61.5 Texas A&M 59.5 Oregon
2016 Florida Mike Holloway 62 Arkansas 56 Oregon
2015 Oregon Robert Johnson 85 Florida 56 Oregon
2014 Oregon Robert Johnson 88 Florida 70 Oregon
2013 Florida, Texas A&M Mike Holloway, Pat Henry 53 Arkansas   Oregon
2012 Florida Mike Holloway 50 LSU 48 Drake
2011 Texas A&M Pat Henry 55 Florida State 54 Drake
2010 Texas A&M Pat Henry 55 Florida 54 Oregon
2009 Texas A&M Pat Henry 48 Oregon, FSU, Florida 46 Arkansas
2008 Florida State Bob Braman 52 LSU, Auburn 44 Drake
2007 &Florida State Bob Braman 54 LSU 48 Sacramento State
2006 Florida State Bob Braman 67 LSU 51 Sacramento State
2005 &Arkansas John McDonnell 60 Florida 49 Sacramento State
2004 &Arkansas John McDonnell 65 1/2 Florida 49 Texas
2003 Arkansas John McDonnell 59 Auburn 50 Sacramento State
2002 LSU Pat Henry 64 Tennessee 57 LSU
2001 Tennessee Bill Webb 50 &TCU 49 Oregon
2000 Stanford Vin Lananna 72 Arkansas 59 Duke
1999 Arkansas John McDonnell 59 Stanford 52 Boise State
1998 Arkansas John McDonnell 58 1/2 Stanford 51 Buffalo, N.Y.
1997 Arkansas John McDonnell 55 Texas 42 1/2  Indiana
1996 Arkansas John McDonnell 55 George Mason 40 Oregon
1995 Arkansas John McDonnell 61 1/2 UCLA 55 Tennesse
1994 Arkansas John McDonnell 83 UTEP 45 Boise State
1993 Arkansas John McDonnell 69 Ohio State, LSU 45 New Orleans
1992 Arkansas John McDonnell 60 Tennessee  46 1/2  Texas
1991 Tennessee Doug Brown 51 Washington St.  42 Oregon
1990 LSU Pat Henry 44 Arkansas 36 Duke
1989 LSU Pat Henry 53 Texas A&M 51 BYU
1988 UCLA Bob Larsen 82 Texas 41 Oregon
1987 UCLA Bob Larsen 81 Texas 28 LSU
1986 SMU Ted McLaughlin 53 Washington State 52 Indianapolis
1985 Arkansas John McDonnell 61 Washington State 46 Texas
1984 Oregon Bill Dellinger 113 Washington State 94 1/2 Oregon
1983 SMU Ted McLaughlin 104 Tennessee 102 Houston
1982 UTEP John Wedel 105 Tennessee 94 BYU
1981 UTEP Ted Banks 70 SMU 57 LSU
1980 UTEP Ted Banks 69 UCLA 46 Texas
1979 UTEP Ted Banks 64 Villanova 48 Illinois
1978 UCLA, UTEP Jim Bush, Ted Banks 50     Oregon
1977 Arizona State Senon Castillo 64 UTEP 50 Illinois
1976 Southern California Vern Wolfe 64 UTEP 44 Penn
1975 UTEP Ted Banks 55 UCLA 42 BYU
1974 Tennessee Stan Huntsman 60 UCLA 56 Texas
1973 UCLA Jim Bush 52 Oregon 31 LSU
1972 UCLA Jim Bush 82 Southern California 49 Oregon
1971 UCLA Jim Bush 52 Southern California 41 Washington
1970 BYU, Kansas, Oregon Clarence Robison, Bob Timmons, William Bowerman 35     Drake
1969 San Jose State Bud Winter 48 Kansas 45 Tennessee
1968 Southern California Vern Wolfe 58 Washington State 57 California
1967 Southern California Vern Wolfe 86 Oregon 40 BYU
1966 UCLA Jim Bush 81 BYU 33 Indiana
1965 Oregon, Southern California William Bowerman, Vern Wolfe 32     California
1964 Oregon William Bowerman 70 San Jose State 40 Oregon
1963 Southern California Vern Wolfe 61 Stanford 42 New Mexico
1962 Oregon William Bowerman 85 Villanova 40 Oregon
1961 Southern California Jess Mortensen 65 Oregon 47 Penn
1960 Kansas Bill Easton 50 Southern California 37 California
1959 Kansas Bill Easton 73 San Jose State 48 7/10 Nebraska
1958 Southern California Jess Mortensen 48 6/7 Kansas 40 3/4 California
1957 Villanova James Elliot 47 California 32 Texas
1956 UCLA Elvin Drake 55 7/10 Kansas 51 California
1955 Southern California Jess Mortensen 42 UCLA 34 Southern California
1954 Southern California Jess Mortensen 66 17/20 Illinois 31 17/20 Michigan
1953 Southern California Jess Mortensen 80 Illinois 41 Nebraska
1952 Southern California Jess Mortensen 66 7/12 San Jose State 24 1/3 California
1951 Southern California Jess Mortensen 56 Cornell 40 Washington
1950 Southern California Jess Hill 49 1/5 Stanford 28 Minnesota
1949 Southern California Jess Hill 55 2/5 UCLA 31 Southern California
1948 Minnesota James Kelly 46 Southern California 41 1/2 Minnesota
1947 Illinois Leo Johnson 59 2/3 Southern California 34 1/4 Utah
1946 Illinois Leo Johnson 78 Southern California 42 17/20 Minnesota
1945 Navy E.J. Thornson 62 Michigan 52 3/5 Marquette
1944 Illinois Leo Johnson 79 Notre Dame 43 Marquette
1943 Southern California Dean Cromwell 46 California 39 Northwestern
1942 Southern California Dean Cromwell 85 1/2 Ohio State 44 1/5 Nebraska
1941 Southern California Dean Cromwell 81 1/2 Indiana 50 Stanford
1940 Southern California Dean Cromwell 47 Stanford 28 2/3 Minnesota
1939 Southern California Dean Cromwell 86 Stanford 44 3/4 Southern California
1938 Southern California Dean Cromwell 67 3/4 Stanford 38 Minnesota
1937 Southern California Dean Cromwell 62 Stanford 50 California
1936 Southern California Dean Cromwell 103 1/3 Ohio State 73 Chicago
1935 Southern California Dean Cromwell 74 1/3 Ohio State 40 1/5 California
1934 Stanford R.L. Templeton 63 Southern California 54 7/20 Southern California
1933 LSU Bernie Moore 58 Southern California 54 Chicago
1932 Indiana Billy Hayes 56 Ohio State 49 3/4 Chicago
1931 Southern California Dean Cromwell 77 1/7 Ohio State 31 1/7  Chicago
1930 Southern California Dean Cromwell 55 11/35 Washington 40 Chicago
1929 Ohio State Frank Castleman 50 Washington 42 Chicago
1928 Stanford R.L. Templeton 72 Ohio State 31 Chicago
1927 *Illinois Harry Gill 35     Chicago
1926 *Southern California Dean Cromwell 27     Chicago
1925 *Stanford R.L. Templeton 31     Chicago
1924 —————–          
1923 Michigan Stephen Farrell 29 1/2 Mississippi State 16 Chicago
1922 California Walter Christie 28 1/2 Penn State 19 1/2 Chicago
1921 Illinois Harry Gill 20 1/4 Notre Dame 16 3/4 Chicago

* Unofficial championship
& Participation in the championships vacated by the NCAA Committee on Infractions.



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Shelby County volleyball holds first youth camp – Shelby County Reporter

Shelby County volleyball holds first youth camp Published 11:13 am Wednesday, June 11, 2025 By DANIEL LOCKE | Staff Writer Columbiana – Summer break is in full swing and over 40 students ranging from kindergarteners through eighth graders dedicated some of their time to developing their volleyball skills. The SCHS Kiddie Camp took place at […]

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Published 11:13 am Wednesday, June 11, 2025

By DANIEL LOCKE | Staff Writer

Columbiana – Summer break is in full swing and over 40 students ranging from kindergarteners through eighth graders dedicated some of their time to developing their volleyball skills.

The SCHS Kiddie Camp took place at Shelby County High School from June 9-11. Head varsity coach Stacy McGehee is pleased with the turnout.

“We got 42 campers this year,” McGehee said. “We were really expecting about 20 so this camp is going beyond our expectations of what it was going to be.”

The camp is an attempt to increase volleyball’s presence in the community, something McGehee believes is vital in building up a successful program.

“We’re trying to increase volleyball in the Columbiana area because we haven’t had one of these before,” McGehee said. “We’re trying to build on the success of the city league that we have a couple of teams in.”

There was a significant amount of interest in a volleyball camp around the community, leading to McGehee’s decision to hold one and do his best to shape the future of the game in Columbiana.

“We had some people in the community reach out and just ask if we would have a camp and just help work on the fundamentals and teach them about the game so maybe we could grow our city league program or just have a little bit more interest in volleyball in our community as well,” McGehee said.

While the high school players are not focused on getting better themselves during the camp, this event has still played a large role in building team chemistry and allowing them to learn how to work together.

“I really think this helps to maybe teach a little bit of leadership for the girls since they’re instructing the camp,” McGehee said. “It builds a little camaraderie with our players as they work together and have fun with each other while we’re still doing the camp as well.”

Teaching the skills to the campers allows the older players to gain some additional practice through mental reps.

“It just reinforces in their mind some of the things that we’re trying to teach them as well,” McGehee said. “What we’ve taught them or are trying to get them to do, they’re telling the campers how we’d like them to play volleyball.”

McGehee said interacting with younger athletes and building up their volleyball skills will pay off in the future as they will be prepared to join the high school roster in the years to come.

“It’s just going to create more interest and hopefully it will peak the curiosity of some of the better athletes growing up,” McGehee said. “This might be a sport that they like and want to play as they get into middle school and on up into high school.”

The main thing McGehee hopes the camp is able to accomplish, however, is strengthening the bond between the program and the community.

“I’m hoping that doing this will bring more people to the games and make them aware that we do have a volleyball program in our community that wants to share with the community,” McGehee said. “Just building up a relationship with them to where they would want to be more supportive of our program.”



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19 Gators set to begin NCAA Championship this Week

EUGENE, Ore. (WCJB) – Florida Gators Track and Field will compete in the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships beginning Wednesday at one of the sports’ most iconic venues. At Hayward Field, Gators have been entered a total of 19 times for this week, including eight men’s and 11 women’s events. The men, returning to […]

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EUGENE, Ore. (WCJB) – Florida Gators Track and Field will compete in the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships beginning Wednesday at one of the sports’ most iconic venues.

At Hayward Field, Gators have been entered a total of 19 times for this week, including eight men’s and 11 women’s events. The men, returning to Eugene after claiming the last three national titles. The Gator women look to return to the top of the Collegiate ranks after finishing second at each of the previous two NCAA outdoor championships.

The Gators last competed at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field East Preliminaries, advancing eight entries in men’s events and 11 entries on the women’s side.

Further, Anthaya Charlton set the program record in the 100m dash at 11.05 in the first round and 11.01 in the second. The previous record set back in 1992.

The Gators also saw personal bests from Alyssa Banales, Gabrielle Matthews, and Gracelyn Leiseth that allowed them to qualify.

Live results can be found here and the event will be streaming on ESPN+ in addition to some on ESPN and ESPN2.

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Gators unveil 2025 nonconference volleyball schedule

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) – Florida volleyball announced its 2025 nonconference schedule on Tuesday, marking the first season under head coach Ryan Theis. The schedule includes ten different matchups held in Florida and through the midwest. The Gators will open the 2025 season against Stanford and Pittsburgh at the AVCA First Serve in Lincoln, NE on […]

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) – Florida volleyball announced its 2025 nonconference schedule on Tuesday, marking the first season under head coach Ryan Theis.

The schedule includes ten different matchups held in Florida and through the midwest.

The Gators will open the 2025 season against Stanford and Pittsburgh at the AVCA First Serve in Lincoln, NE on August 22 and August 24. Following, they open play at the O’Dome on August 31 before welcoming Norfolk State.

RELATED: Florida volleyball adds Milica Vidačić

Florida hosts Baylor on Sunday, Sept. 14, the Bears make their first appearance in Gainesville since 2021.

Florida fans will have the opportunity to cheer for the Gators in Tampa on Sunday, Sept. 2 when UF takes on South Florida and the Gators will also host North Florida.

Television times for the following schedule are set to be announced at a later date with 2025 season tickets going on sale on Thursday, June 12.

2025 Gator Volleyball Schedule

Date Opponent Location
Aug. 17 Orange & Blue Scrimmage Gainesville, FL
Aug. 22 Stanford Lincoln, NE
Aug. 24 Pittsburgh Lincoln, NE
Aug. 31 Norfolk State Gainesville, FL
Sept. 2 South Florida Tampa, FL
Sept. 7 Ohio State Columbus, OH
Sept. 9 North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC
Sept. 14 Baylor Gainesville, FL
Sept. 19 Marquette Madison, WI
Sept. 21 Wisconsin Madison, WI
Sept. 26 Mississippi State Gainesville, FL
Sept. 28 Alabama Gainesville, FL
Oct. 3 Auburn Gainesville, FL
Oct. 5 Louisiana State Baton Rouge, LA
Oct. 10 Missouri Gainesville, FL
Oct. 12 Vanderbilt Gainesville, FL
Oct. 15 Tennessee Knoxville, TN
Oct. 19 Kentucky Lexington, KY
Oct. 22 Oklahoma Gainesville, FL
Oct. 26 Arkansas Fayetteville, AR
Oct. 31 Georgia Athens, GA
Nov. 2 South Carolina Columbia, SC
Nov. 7 Texas Gainesville, FL
Nov. 12 Texas A&M Gainesville, FL
Nov. 14 Mississippi Oxford, MS
Nov. 21-Nov. 26 2025 SEC Tournament Savannah, GA

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Lodge Named Philly-SIDA Academic All-Area Women’s Track & Field Performer of the Year; Deal Awarded Honor on All-Area Team

Story Links PHILADELPHIA — Molly Lodge has been voted the 2025 Philly-SIDA Academic All-Area Women’s Track & Field Performer of the Year. Joining Lodge on the Academic All-Area Women’s Track & Field Team for the third consecutive year is teammate Izzy Deal as a total of 10 student-athletes were honored. The […]

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PHILADELPHIA — Molly Lodge has been voted the 2025 Philly-SIDA Academic All-Area Women’s Track & Field Performer of the Year.

Joining Lodge on the Academic All-Area Women’s Track & Field Team for the third consecutive year is teammate Izzy Deal as a total of 10 student-athletes were honored.

The team is selected by the sports information directors of 30 institutions in the Philadelphia Metropolitan area. To be eligible for Academic All-Area honors, an athlete must be in at least his or her second year at the institution and hold a cumulative grade point average of 3.30 or better.

Lodge was a two-time NCAA Division III Outdoor All-American in the 400-meter hurdles (2024, 25), capping her senior campaign with a series of standout performances. She was named a 2025 USTFCCCA Outdoor All-Region honoree in four events (200 meters, 400 meter hurdles, 4×100 relay, 4×400 relay) and earned Indoor All-Region honors in the 4×400 relay as well.

She was named the Outstanding Track Athlete at the 2025 NJAC Indoor Championships and captured the 2025 NJAC Outdoor title in the 200 meters. She also set school records in the 100 and 400 hurdles this season.

A graduate student in Computer Science, Lodge is a two-time College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District selection, a USTFCCCA Division III All-Academic Athlete, and received NJAC All-Academic Honorable Mention honors.

Deal, who is earning her Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, scored a pair of All-American honors for the second year in a row in both the javelin and shot at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.

The graduate student earned USTFCCCA All-Region honors in the two events (javelin, shot) as well as being named the 2025 USTFCCCA Metro Region Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year. Deal was also selected the NJAC Outstanding Field Athlete at NJAC Championships for the second year in a row after winning the javelin and shot.

She is a two-time College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District selection as well as a member of the Chi Alpha Sigma (national student-athlete honor society) and is a Rowan Scholar of Distinction.

The team is consisted of Widener seniors Gabby Nye and Kayla Robinson; Haverford’s Olivia D’Aulerio; Temple’s Amira Green; West Chester’s Annika Hummell; Holy Family’s Ocelia Jones; Adria Retter from Villanova; and Hailey Shreffler from Eastern.

 



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Young U.S. Men’s Squad Opens 2025 VNL with Loss to Ukraine

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 11, 2025) – The U.S. Men’s National Team opened the 2025 Volleyball Nations League with a 3-0 (25-22, 25-20, 25-23) loss to Ukraine on Wednesday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The U.S. (0-1) will face Iran on Thursday, June 12, at 5 p.m. PDT. Watch the match live on VBTV. Ukraine […]

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 11, 2025) – The U.S. Men’s National Team opened the 2025 Volleyball Nations League with a 3-0 (25-22, 25-20, 25-23) loss to Ukraine on Wednesday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The U.S. (0-1) will face Iran on Thursday, June 12, at 5 p.m. PDT. Watch the match live on VBTV.

Ukraine is in its first year in VNL and thus picked up its first-ever win against the young U.S. team. First-year head coach Karch Kiraly started 2024 Olympian Jeff Jendryk at middle blocker, Andrew Rowan at setter, Cooper Robinson and Jordan Ewert at outside hitter, Gabi Garcia at opposite, Merrick McHenry in the middle, and Kyle Dagostino at libero. Rowan, Robinson and McHenry were all making their VNL debuts.

From the beginning of the match, Ukraine used a strong serve to keep the U.S. off balance. That, along with several U.S. errors in set one, gave Ukraine the advantage it needed to win 25-22. Robinson led the U.S. in the set with six points on five kills and a block.

The U.S. kept with Ukraine in set two, down just one at 15-14, but Ukraine went on a 10-5 run to win 25-20. Kiraly spoke about his team’s performance in an interview with VBTV after set two.

“We’re just making not smart plays,” he said. “You got a little setter and a big middle, and we hit at the big middle instead of the little setter; pretty simple geometry there. [We have to] clean up our reception game a little, too, and keep the ball on our side of the net more. We’ve got some good hitters to set, but if we’re getting aced or passing over, that doesn’t help us at all. I can’t say I like a lot right now. but this is a part of the process. Everybody’s got to have their first VNL match, and it’s not always going to be pretty. That’s the beauty of the process. There’s lots of ugly and lots of struggle.”

The team responded in set three with better overall play, and jumped out to an early 10-5 lead. Ukraine began to crawl back, scoring four straight to make it 10-9. No one could grab the edge the rest of the match, until Ukraine broke the 23-23 deadlock for a 25-23 win.

Garcia and Robinson both finished the match with 13 points. Garcia had 10 kills, two blocks and an ace, and Robinson had 12 kills and a block. Ewert had seven kills; and McHenry had six points on three kills, two blocks and an ace. Champlin scored four points (one kill, two blocks, one ace), and Rowan had a block.

Ukraine led the U.S. in kills (40-33) and aces (5-3), but the U.S. held the edge in blocks (8-6).

U.S. Men’s Week One Roster for 2025 VNL

No. Name (Pos., Ht., Hometown, College, USAV Region)
3 Mason Briggs (L, 6-0, Long Beach, Calif., Long Beach State, Southern California)
4 Jeff Jendryk (MB, 6-10, Wheaton, Ill., Loyola Univ. Chicago, Great Lakes)
6 Quinn Isaacson (S, 6-2, Plainfield, Ill., Ball State, Great Lakes)
9 Gabi Garcia (OPP, 6-7, San Juan, Puerto Rico, BYU)
10 Kyle Dagostino (L, 5-9, Tampa, Florida, Stanford Univ., Florida)
15 Kyle Hobus (OPP, 6-7, San Pedro, Calif., CSUN, Southern California)
17 Andrew Rowan (S, 6-7, Trabuco Canyon, Calif., UCLA, Southern California)
18 Cooper Robinson (OH, 6-7, Pacific Palisades, Calif., UCLA, Southern California)
19 Patrick Gasman (MB, 6-10, Clovis, Calif., Univ. of Hawaii, Northern California)
23 Nolan Flexen (OH, 6-9, Rio Rancho, N.M., UC Irvine, Southern)
24 Merrick McHenry (MB, 6-7, Bedford, Texas, UCLA, North Texas)
25 Ethan Champlin (OH, 6-3, Oceanside, Calif., UCLA, Southern California)
28 Matthew Knigge (MB, 6-7, New Egypt, N.J., Vassar, Garden Empire)
29 Jordan Ewert (OH, 6-5, Antioch, Calif., Stanford, Northern California)

Head Coach:  Karch Kiraly
Assistant Coach: Luka Slabe
Assistant Coach: Javier Weber
Performance Analyst: Nate Ngo
Physiotherapist: Aaron Brock
Senior Strength and Conditioning Coach: Tim Pelot
Senior Sports Dietitian: Shawn Hueglin
Mental Performance Coach: Andrea Becker
Team Manager: David Dantes
Consultant Coach: Chris McGown
Consultant Coach: Marv Dunphy
Team Doctors:  Eugene Yim, Mark Hutchinson, Michael Shepard, Warren Young

U.S. Men’s Schedule for the 2025 Volleyball Nations League
Matches will be shown live and on-demand on VBTV, CBS Sports Network and Big Ten Network

(All times PDT)
Week 1: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
June 11: Ukraine def. USA, 3-0 (25-22, 25-20, 25-23)
June 12 at 5 p.m. vs. Iran
June 14 at 9:30 a.m. vs. Slovenia
June 15 at 1 p.m. vs. Cuba



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